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Revision as of 05:22, 8 September 2006
Charles Swift is a Lieutenant Commander in the U.S. Navy, Judge Advocate General's Corps. He is assigned to the Department of Defense Office of Military Commissions and is serving (as of July 2006) as defense counsel for Salim Ahmed Hamdan.[1]
Swift is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy in 1984 and Seattle University Law School in 1994, is 44 years of age, has served 18 years in the US Navy and 11 years as a member of the Navy's JAG's Corps (as of July 2006). [2] [3]
Swift was the subject of a brief biographical article in the December 2004 issue of Esquire.[4] In December 2005 he was chosen as runner-up Lawyer of the Year by the National Law Journal for his challenge to the Guantanamo review tribunals.
LCDR Swift's decorations and medals include [5]:
- Surface Warfare Badge
- Navy Commendation Medal (2 awards)
- Navy Achievement Medal (6 awards)
- Navy Expeditionary Medal
- Humanitarian Service Medal
- Sea Service Ribbon (4 awards)
His assignments have been:
- 1985-1987 USS Niagara Falls (AFS-3), Agana, Guam
- 1988-1990 USS Rathburne (FF-1057), Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
- 1990-1991 Surface Warfare Department Head School, Newport, Rhode Island
- 1995-1997 Naval Legal Service Office Northwest
- 1997-2000 Naval Station Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico
- 2000-2003 Naval Legal Service Detachment, Mayport, FL
- 2003-present Office of Military Commissions
See also
References
- ^ Navigating an odyssey to Guantánamo Bay, National Law Journal, December 2005
- ^ Navy Lawyer Charles Swift Battles Bush in Guantanamo Bay Case, Bloomberg.com, March 2006
- ^ Testimony of Lieutenant Commander Charles D. Swift, U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, June 2005
- ^ BEST & BRIGHTEST 2004: Charles Swift, Esquire, December 2004
- ^ Biography, United States Navy, Lieutenant Commander Charles D. Swift, Association of Graduates of the USMA
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